Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-10-23
MARTINS FERRY.

MARTINS FERRY.
Rev. DR.. A. J. Alexander and wife, OF
Dallas, ". Va, are the guests of the Misses
EgglesOn, of Fourth street.
Nearly all the typhoid fever cases on
pleasant and Scotch Ridges are improving.
The disease is not spreading.
DR.. Will NJ. Burgess, of New Athens, o.,
candidate for State Senate, was in the city
Yesterday. The Doctor is tine-looklng
man and makes a favorable impression
wherever he goes.
Mann's foundry will be off to-day while
the boilers are being cleaned and repaired
When Senator John Sherman was max
ing his tour through our factories, one
man at the Elson Glass Works was asked:
care YOU for Sherman" He answered;
81 am for brick pavements in Martins
Ferry" This mans answer represents
the feelings of great many citizens who
think live, progressive municipal policy
of more importance to a town than the
issues represented in the National polltl.
cal parties. Many persons have spoken to
your reporter within the past few weeks
concerning brick paving in this city, and
the universal opinion seems to be tavOra-
BILE to a scheme for paving one or several
streets. If the present Council does not do
ANYTHING looking to the matter, the paw
ing the streets will probably be made an
issue in municipal politics next spring
1t would be good plan for the city Dads
to 20 to work on the matter ut once, and
have all the details perfected and be ready
to 90 to work in the early spring.
julius Kreinke, the boy who had his
leg broken at the ElsOn glass works few
weeks ago, is getting along nicely.
Miss Julia Sewers is the guest OF friends
in the city. Miss Sewers home is in Mays
vile.
The City Building Club has moved its
quarters from the front Office down stairs
to the second story. All eligible members
are heartily welcomed to its new rooms.
The lamp-lighters still complain of boys
breaking the lamps,
Clement McCabe, the Second street
grocer, has purchased a fine bred horse.
He will be used in the delivery wagon.
Mr.. James Foy, of the firm of Thomp-
kins & Co., of Philadelphia, called on our
merhants yesterday.
Julian J. Fleming, of Cadiz, o., was in
the city yesterday.
The Buckeye Fishing Club will hold
their annual ball in Lafayette Hall on
Friday night. Prizes will be given to
those holding lucky tickets, and also to
the most graceful dancers.
Miss Martha Vinegold, of Massillon, O.,
is the guest of friends in the city.
There will be communion services in the
United Presbyterian Church to-day. Rev.
Hartzel, of Toronto, Ohio, will assist Rev.
A. f. Brownlee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Finney, OF Uhrichs-
vile, Ohio, are the guests of Mrs. Finney's
brother, Mr.. Brice Brashear, of Woods adj
ditiOn.
The King Bee Combination drew good
house and gave creditable show at the
Lafayette, last night.
The medicine show which has been hold
ing the Capitol rink, in Wheeling, during
the past two weeks, will show here next
week.
M. F. Bailey is in Prunty town, VIVA,
spending Sunday with friends.
c. H. Osler, formerly proprietor of the
Baltimore clothing house in this city, will
spend the Sunday with friends here,
The Big Four combination will hold the
boards at the Lafayette theatre tomorrow
night.
Up to last night no arrests were made
last week.
Mr.. John NARROW will remove from his
farm, two miles west of town, to the city
this fall.
The Ferry View School, just west of
town is well filed. The enrolment num-
bers fifty, the largest ever known. r. A.
Blackford, formerly of the Wheeling Creek
School, has charge.
The Laughlin Mill is running full, bar
ring o few machines which are out Of
plate.
The Water Works power house is nearing
completion.
The Wheeling Natural Gas Company
still continues to extend its low pressure
mains, and to have the streets in bad con-
dition.
Mrs. Jane Markentine, of San Bernard
inc, Cal, is the guests Of friends in this
city.
Yester day was pay day at the Elson
Glass Works and Etna Mill.
The engines for Lewis Jones new mill
in Alabama are nearing completion at
Spepce's machine shops.
Some kind of fire department IS be-
coming an absolute necessity in this city.
Insurance companies are making inquiries
concerning the facilities of the town to pro-
tect itself against fire, and as sure as fate
the rate of premium will commence to 90
up as soon as our population and made
quate protection are discovered.
The water works are nearing compile
ton, and still there are no signs of a fire
department being organized. The water
works, with its high-pressure basin, will be
of little or no avail as q fire protection un-
less some organized plan for its use is form
ulated and the necessary apparatus pro-
vided. With good big fire on hands our
people will look really comical carrying
water in pals from the nearest fire plug.
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